diff --git a/src/rc/checkpath.c b/src/rc/checkpath.c
index 8846761b..39e7ce4d 100644
--- a/src/rc/checkpath.c
+++ b/src/rc/checkpath.c
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ static int do_check(char *path, uid_t uid, gid_t gid, mode_t mode,
 		}
 		einfo("%s: correcting owner", path);
 		if (lchown(path, uid, gid)) {
-			eerror("%s: chown: %s", applet, strerror(errno));
+			eerror("%s: lchown: %s", applet, strerror(errno));
 			return -1;
 		}
 	}